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A school in southwestern Germany was the site of a deadly shooting rampage earlier today. Police say 17-year-old Tim Kretschmer, a former student, opened fire at the school in Winneden. Police say he killed at least 13 people inside that school and three in other locations. He was shot and killed by police in a nearby town.

Authorities are trying to figure out the motive for a gunman here in the US, who opened fire on family members and apparent strangers. Police say Michael McLendon killed at least 11 people including the wife and daughter of an Alabama deputy before killing himself. "She was a super mom, my baby girl Corrine Grace, the sweetest thing in the world. Um, I don't even know how to comprehend what's going on."

Those crime scenes span three different communities. Other news now.

President Obama is expected to lay out guidelines this morning to overhaul earmarks. Those are the pet projects lawmakers attach to spending bills. That announcement comes one day after the Senate passed the spending bill to keep the government operating this year. That bill contains thousands of earmarks. White House official say Mr. Obama will sign the bill to keep key government agencies' funding.

Get your resumes ready. AT&T is hiring again. The company plans to add 3000 new jobs this year. Many of them will be in AT&T's wireless, and wired broadband divisions. That involves an investment between 17 and 18 billion dollars.

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The Cable Channel Nickelodeon says it won't remove singer Chris Brown as a nominee for the Kids' Choice Awards . Brown is nominated for favorite male singer and favorite song. Nickelodeon says despite hundreds of protest calls, Brown was nominated by kids several months ago.

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